indosnm 0 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Quads are fun. hard to describe but not as controlled as a thruster.. Kai scores a thruster tomorrow. He can experiment when he masters that! Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 All we need is WAVES !!!! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Now that wouldn't be too much to ask for! I saw your pics mantas, you have your boy on a real board now. what dims is it? Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 It's a 5'10" Indo. It was a little premature getting it this summer, he's mate's are still riding their old man's 6'6"'s. He's struggling a little but happy to be out there. He's little mates are really keen too, which is great. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 hey fellas, i'm visiting friends in the sydney (stanwell park and also the northern beaches area) and on the mid north coast (around forster i think) in early jan what's the chance of there being any waves... worth bringing a board along? Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Good spot around Forster Spook. Not far from here. Find out exactly where and I'll tune you up. Or better still, show you if things line up. January not the best month for swell though, you could get lucky and jag a cyclone swell. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 celito beach i think? some sort of a campground near there. the rest of the time we will be around narrabeen. i looked up celito beach and the first few pages on google were all about a white pointer attack there earlier this year. haha. what're the odds huh? still, i'm not fussed about that, just more curious about the waves. gonna be with the missus and three non-surfing friends. just thought it there were likely to be fun waves for a hour bash or so each day i'd get into it while they were all still sleeping off their hangovers. what are the general good winds for the stretch of coat. westerly is offshore obviously, but are north and south good or bad? Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Spook, last Jan was pretty fun. So there is always the odd chance that you will have fun waves (nothing like E-bay though!). You know that if you don't take your board that will guarantee waves which would be good for us! . Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 This is the river mouth at Celito beach. Not always flowing though. With all this rain you may be lucky and they'll open the lake. this is the gun wave of the area when it's on. This is Celito south point, these are my photos, that's me. This is south point Boomerang, a 10 min drive from Celito. North Celito has a fun peak as well, your probably most likely going to be surfing up that end this time of year. There are heaps of other waves in the area. When the wind goes NE, which is nearly every arvo, Go to Treachery. It will be offshore and Seal Rocks light house is a good hike for the resr of the crew. They couldn't have picked a better spot for you to camp Spook. We go there all the time. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Um.. not sure whats going on with the photos. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 awesome mantas. and cheers for the FB message. decision made, gonna slip a board in. flying virgin blue with carry-on baggage only. a board is $10 each way. i've got an old 6'1" with FCS. i'm thinking about just checking it onto the plane without a boardbag - you know that old theory that if you just check a board on without packing it, the baggage handlers will realise how fragile it is and look after it better.. will post some pics of the waves if we score any Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I'd be borrowing a bag or getting some bubble wrap spook. Wouldn't trust those dodgy baggage handlers. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 I want to see him test the theory. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 He he... Back to surfers, Had a pretty strong ne swell today. wasn't anything special at all, the dolphins playing with me were more enjoyable. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 yeah.. picked up here too. Hoping for some favorable winds in the morning. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Nothing good here Mantas, strong NE SLOP! Raining & looks like staying that way all day. Might introduce the kids to BMX bandits! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 YEsterday arvo was pretty fun, and again late this morning. Wind is holding off and it's the land of the lefts at the moment. The best it has been in donkeys! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 SWELL here finally. yesterday solid 4-6ft and good to be back in something with some overhead grunt... Mantas? Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 Yep. Two great sessions over at the left. A bit of carnage on our boat on Wednesday. One snapped board, two snapped leg ropes and a lost board. Yep gone, dunno where it went. I left the Law sitting in a titty bar at about 8pm with the two halves of his board under his arm. What a day. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 A day off today. Might sneek one in tomorrow if the swells still around. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Dingo taken out http://www.surfinglife.com.au/news/asl-news/4713-joel-parkinson-hospitalized Parko too.. http://www.surfinglife.com.au/news/asl-news/4713-joel-parkinson-hospitalized *** warning , gruesome injury Hope Mick stays safe.. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Should say - don't click on the links if eating. A gruesome injury. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 why do fins need to be so sharp? I always file mine to a safe blunt edge. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Hey Mantas great idea, do you do the trailing edge as well? I recall back in the day, maybe mid 80s sharp fins were all the go, knicking your feet all the time soon got old... Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Ouch! Link to post Share on other sites
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